SPAMALOT Sings Final 'Ni', Run Ends Today 1/11

Monty Python's SPAMALOT, the funniest musical in the universe, ends its reign on Broadway Sunday, January 11 following the evening performance, after 1,574 performances (and 35 previews).

For the week ending Sunday, January 4, SPAMALOT achieved its highest gross in over a year with $1,068,657.64 at the box office.

When Monty Python's SPAMALOT closes on Broadway it will have grossed over $175,000,000 and will have been seen by more than 2 million people. The musical recouped its entire investment in under six months, and the production holds the record for weekly gross sales in any Shubert theater ($1,407,586 for the week ending January 1, 2006).

A national touring production continues to do record business across North America after more than 30 months on the road. The musical recently opened in Barcelona, Spain (performed in Spanish) and will open soon in Germany. Productions have also played in Las Vegas and Melbourne, Australia and the London production recently ended its extended run.

Monty Python's SPAMALOT opened on Broadway on March 17, 2005 to rave reviews and went to win the 2005 Tony Award® for Best Musical, the 2005 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical, and the 2005 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Musical.

Cathleen McGuigan in Newsweek called Monty Python's SPAMALOT "hilarious," and went on to say "SPAMALOT'S infectious, irrepressible energy is contagious."

In the New Yorker, John Lahr proclaimed the show "An exhilarating, no-holds-barred smash hit!"

In addition to the myriad legitimate theatrical awards with which Monty Python's SPAMALOT has been honored, it also holds The Guinness World Recordä for "World's Largest Coconut Orchestra" which was set on April 23, 2007 when 5,567 fans gathered in Trafalgar Square and accompanied original Python members Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam to "Always Look On The Bright Side of Life."

Telling the legendary tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, and their quest for the Holy Grail, Monty Python's SPAMALOT features a chorus line of dancing divas and knights, flatulent Frenchmen, a killer rabbit and one legless knight.

Monty Python's SPAMALOT had its world premiere at Chicago's Shubert Theatre playing five sold out weeks (December 21, 2004 - January 23, 2005). The musical began previews at New York's Shubert Theatre on February 14, 2005 and opened on March 17, 2005.

The Grammy Award-winning Original Broadway cast recording of Monty Python's SPAMALOT is available on Decca Broadway.